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European Journal of Epidemiology
Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology 4/2013

01-04-2013 | Letter to the Editor

The role of milk protein in increasing risk of Parkinson’s disease

Author: William B. Grant

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 4/2013

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Excerpt

I read with interest the finding that total dairy and milk consumption were significantly correlated with incidence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in a large study in Greece [1]. However, the component of dairy and milk that might provide the link was not identified and the possible mechanism was not proposed. This letter does both. …
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Kyrozis A, Ghika A, Stathopoulos P, et al. Dietary and lifestyle variables in relation to incidence of Parkinson’s disease in Greece. Eur J Epidemiol. 2013 Feb 2. doi:10.​1007/​s10654-012-9760-0.
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Gao X, Chen H, Choi HK, et al. Diet, urate, and Parkinson’s disease risk in men. Am J Epidemiol. 2008;167:831–8.PubMedCrossRef
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Bartges JW, Osborne CA, Felice LJ, et al. Influence of two amounts of dietary casein on uric acid, sodium urate, and ammonium urate urinary activity product ratios of healthy beagles. Am J Vet Res. 1995;56:893–7.PubMed
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Metadata
Title
The role of milk protein in increasing risk of Parkinson’s disease
Author
William B. Grant
Publication date
01-04-2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-013-9786-y

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